The Twelve Kingdoms (2002)
The Twelve Kingdoms (2002)
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Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Aya Hisakawa
Yoko Nakajima (voice)
Mari Devon
Ritsuko Nakajima, Kaiko
Takehito Koyasu
Keiki (voice)
Kenichi Suzumura
Rakushun (voice)
Kate Higgins
Shoukei
Houko Kuwashima
Shoukei
Masaki Aizawa
Shōryū (voice)
Kappei Yamaguchi
Rokuta (voice)
Aya Ishizu
Yuka Sugimoto (voice)
Yuji Ueda
Ikuya Asano (voice)
Mela Lee
Mokurin
Rie Kugimiya
Taiki (voice)
Kousuke Okano
Takasato (voice)
Dorothy Elias-Fahn
Youko Nakajima
Naomi Wakabayashi
Suzu (voice)
Tsuneo Kobayashi
Director / Storyboard Artist
Ai Satou
Ritsuko Nakajima
Shinji Satoh
Storyboard Artist / Director / Key Animation
Tetsuhito Saito
Storyboard Artist
Junichi Takaoka
Storyboard Artist
Tomoko Kawakami
Rangyaku
Takuya Sato
Storyboard Artist
Shigeru Ueda
Storyboard Artist / Director
Karen Strassman
Yuka Sugimoto
Nagisa Miyazaki
Storyboard Artist / Director
Hiroki Matsumoto
Background Designer
Mitsuru Hongo
Storyboard Artist
Nobuaki Ishihara
Background Designer
Yoshio Kajiwara
Background Designer
Hisaharu Iijima
Background Designer
Koji Yoshikawa
Storyboard Artist / Director
Masaya Fujimori
Storyboard Artist
Tetsuharu Nakamura
Storyboard Artist / Director
Tetsu Kimura
Storyboard Artist
Toshiyuki Tokuda
Background Designer
Makoto Moriwaki
Storyboard Artist
Kentaro Nakamura
Storyboard Artist / Director
Hiroto Tanaka
Storyboard Artist / Key Animation / Animation Director
Akihiro Yamada
Graphic Novel Illustrator
Hiroyuki Tsuchiya
Director
Masakatsu Ohyagi
Director
Masakazu Obara
Director
Koji Yamazaki
Director
Chiaki Kon
Director
Keiichi Sugiyama
Director
Mitsutaka Noshiya
Director
Mitsutaka Noshitani
Director
Hiroshi Saito
Animation Director / Key Animation
Atsushi Komori
Key Animation
Kazunobu Hoshi
Key Animation
Tadakatsu Yoshida
Key Animation
Atsushi Ogata
Key Animation
Yuichi Endo
Key Animation / Animation Director
Masahiro Neriki
Key Animation
Shinji Saruwatari
Key Animation
Mamoru Otake
Key Animation
Ryoji Ikematsu
Key Animation
Yoko Kadogami
Animation Director / Key Animation
Kiyoshi Matsushita
Key Animation
Hidehiko Okano
Key Animation
Fumino Fujii
Key Animation
Koichi Nakaya
Key Animation
Tsuguyuki Kubo
Animation Director
Sumihiro Koyama
Key Animation
Ayako Karatani
Key Animation
Yoshinori Tokiya
Animation Director / Key Animation
Hisatoshi Motoki
Key Animation
Takato Fukuyama
Key Animation
Hideyuki Hamada
Key Animation
Zheng Sehuan
Key Animation
Tsunenaka Nozaki
Key Animation
Satoru Kobayashi
Key Animation / Animation Director
Miho Otsuka
Key Animation
Junko Komatsuzaki
Key Animation
Haruo Miyagawa
Key Animation
Kumiko Horikoshi
Key Animation / Animation Director
Hiroyuki Hashimoto
Key Animation
Tadashi Fukuda
Key Animation
Toshie Fujiwara
Key Animation
Yuko Kusumoto
Animation Director / Key Animation
Minoru Yamazawa
Key Animation / Animation Director
Natsuki Egami
Key Animation
Sai Yamane
Key Animation
Akira Inoue
Key Animation
Naoki Murakami
Animation Director / Key Animation
Eitaro Abe
Key Animation
Motonori Nishibe
Key Animation
Atsushi Wakabayashi
Key Animation
Keiko Shimizu
Animation Director / Key Animation
Mari Nakatani
Key Animation
Jiang Zhouyong
Key Animation
Yoshiaki Tsubata
Animation Director
Yoshihiro Taniguchi
Key Animation
Takashi Hirabayashi
Key Animation
Takaaki Chiba
Key Animation
Noriko Ootake
Animation Director
Minako Shiba
Animation Director
Yukihiro Kitano
Key Animation
Shin Young-hee
Key Animation
Hirotaka Kinoshita
Key Animation
Mayumi Okamoto
Key Animation
Jun Arai
Key Animation
Miyuki Inoue
Key Animation
Shunsuke Kanou
Key Animation
Kazuyuki Kobayashi
Key Animation
Masatoshi Fukuyama
Key Animation
Eiko Saito
Key Animation
Jun Taniuchi
Key Animation
Masayuki Fujita
Key Animation
Seiichi Kuruma
Key Animation
Jun Watanabe
Key Animation
Atsuko Otani
Key Animation
Mariko Iguchi
Key Animation
Jang Min-ho
Key Animation
Hitomi Misaki
Key Animation
Kusaichi Honmachi
Key Animation
Shingo Suzuki
Key Animation
Li Dailong
Key Animation
Hiroshi Takaguchi
Key Animation
Heo Hye-jung
Key Animation
Kazuhiko Fukuda
Key Animation
Fumiko Yoshida
Key Animation
Yuji Takahashi
Key Animation
Takeshi Imai
Key Animation
Sunao Komiya
Key Animation
Kim Yu-mi
Key Animation
Tomohisa Shimoyama
Key Animation
Mieko Ogata
Key Animation
Shunsuke Kanō
Key Animation
Hiroshi Mimata
Key Animation
Satoshi Fukushima
Key Animation
Yoko Ikekawa
Key Animation
Takao Sano
Key Animation
Shigefumi Shingaki
Key Animation
Hosoyama Masaki
Key Animation
Yoshiharu Fukushima
Key Animation
Yasuhiro Saiki
Key Animation
Haruo Oogawara
Key Animation
Minoru Kibata
Key Animation
Yoshinori Kanada
Key Animation
Mariko Aoki
Key Animation
Tomoaki Sakiyama
Key Animation
Kiyoshi Nohji
Key Animation
Masashi Wakayama
Key Animation
Tatsuya Suzuki
Key Animation
Hiroyuki Oue
Key Animation
Sachiyo Takada
Key Animation
Hiroko Kazui
Key Animation
Itsuko Takeda
Key Animation
Akihito Aoki
Key Animation
Hideo Maru
Key Animation
Kaori Higuchi
Key Animation
Yoshiaki Yanagida
Key Animation
Haruo Okawara
Key Animation
Konomi Sakurai
Key Animation
Toshiya Washida
Key Animation
Hideyuki Yoshida
Key Animation
Hiroaki Hanawa
Key Animation
Hiroyuki Notake
Key Animation
Hiroki Takagi
Key Animation
Yuuichi Nihei
Key Animation
Yasushi Shingou
Key Animation
Yoshiaki Mizuno
Key Animation
Kaori Ikeda
Key Animation
Shinya Uchida
Animation Director
Fusako Nomura
Key Animation
Takashi Sato
Key Animation
Shuming Shun
Key Animation
Haruki Motosawa
Key Animation
Masaru Yoshioka
Key Animation
Yasuhide Ogawara
Key Animation
Masaharu Morinaka
Key Animation
Junichi Watanabe
Key Animation
Noriyasu Murata
Key Animation
Teruaki Tokumaru
Key Animation
Takuya Suzuki
Key Animation
Satomi Matsuo
Key Animation
Takashi Igari
Key Animation
Hidetsugu Ito
Key Animation
Hitomi Ozaki
Key Animation
Takashi Yokoyama
Key Animation
Shinya Takahashi
Key Animation
Kana Ishida
Key Animation
Yukiko Miyamoto
Key Animation
Kei Ajiki
Key Animation
Naoki Kusumoto
Key Animation
Yuichiro Miyake
Key Animation
Mikuo Fujiwara
Key Animation
Fuyumi Ono
Novel
Sho Aikawa
Writer
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 9, 2002
Original Name十二国記
StatusEnded
Seasons4
Episodes45
Running Time25m
Genres
Wiki.
The Twelve Kingdoms (Japanese: 十二国記, Hepburn: Jūni Kokuki, also known as "Record of 12 Countries" or "Jūni Kokki") is a Japanese series of fantasy novels written by Fuyumi Ono and illustrated by Akihiro Yamada. The first entry in the series called The Twelve Kingdoms: Sea of Shadow was published by Kodansha in Japan in 1992; the last Kodansha volume was released in 2001. In 2012 the series was resumed under the Shinchō Bunko line from Shinchosha. Shinchosha has also begun reprinting the older volumes with new cover and interior art from Akihiro Yamada. The first new publication of the series in six years was released in 2019.The Chinese mythology-influenced books were adapted into an anime television series by Pierrot in 2002. It aired on Japan's NHK from April 2002 to August 2003, and totaled 45 episodes.
The novels were licensed in the United States by Tokyopop and the first four volumes were released between March 2007 and November 2010 as part of their Pop Fiction line. Subsequently, the English license reverted to Kodansha. The entire anime series has been released on DVD and Blu-ray in the United States by Media Blasters, which are now out of print. The license was transferred to Discotek Media, who released the complete series on Blu-ray in 2019.